Diehl Defence
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| Company type | GmbH |
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| Headquarters | Germany |
| Products | Missiles, anti-aircraft defence systems, active protection systems, electronic countermeasures, precision-guided munitions, ammunition |
| Revenue |  €1,142 million (2023)[1] |
Number of employees | 3,772 (2023)[1] |
| Parent | Diehl Stiftung & Co. KG |
Diehl Defence GmbH & Co. KG is a German weapon manufacturer headquartered in Überlingen. It operates as a division of Diehl Stiftung and specializes in the production of missiles and ammunition.
Diehl BGT Defence was established in 2004 through the merger of Bodenseewerke Gerätetechnik GmbH and Diehl Munitionssysteme GmbH & Co. KG. In February 2017, Diehl BGT Defence and Diehl Defence Holding were integrated into Diehl Defence.[2]
In 1960, Bodenseewerke Gerätetechnik became the lead contractor for producing the American Sidewinder AIM-9B air-to-air missile in Europe.[3]
Building on the knowledge gained from the Sidewinder's infrared homing technology, Diehl Defence developed the seeker system for the IRIS-T short-range air-to-air missile. Introduced in 2005, the IRIS-T has been adopted by 13 countries as of October 2022.[4]
On 10 June 2025, India's Reliance Defence, a subsidiary of Reliance Infrastructure, announced a strategic cooperation agreement with Diehl Defence. The agreement, worth ₹10,000 crore (US$1.2 billion), for the local production of Vulcano 155 mm precision-guided artillery shell. The Vulcano offers longer range and higher precision than standard artillery shells with GPS and laser guidance. Reliance Defence will serve as the prime contractor, leading the manufacturing efforts, while Diehl Defence will supply the core technology and provide system-level expertise. The shells are to be produced at a new greenfield manufacturing facility in Watad Industrial Area of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra — a part of Dhirubhai Ambani Defence City.[5][6]
Products
[edit]- AIM-9 Sidewinder
- AGM ARMIGER
- EUROSPIKE
- IRIS-T
- IRIS-T SL / IRIS-T SLS (in addition to MEADS)
- Dornier Viper
- Fliegerfaust 2 - Licensed development and production of the STINGER POST missile from the late 1980s onwards (from 2004 onwards in a joint venture with Raytheon). Diehl was originally project coordinator, with Dornier as general contractor and Bodenseewerk producing the guidance systems. Eventually Diehl absorbed the respective interests and responsibilities of those companies in the program.
- GMLRS
- HOPE/HOSBO
- IDAS (submarine-launched missile, planned for the new Type 212 submarine)
- Barracuda (coprecipitating torpedo)
- LFK NG
- PARS 3 LR
- Panzerfaust 3
- RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile
- RBS-15
- SMArt 155
Grenades
[edit]- DM51 Offensive-Defensive Hand Grenade[7][8][9]
- DM61 Defensive Hand Grenade[8][9]
- DM82 Hand Grenade Fuse[8][9]
- MK7 Mod 0 Floating Smoke Pot[10]
- 76mm IR/RP Smoke Grenade[10]
- 76mm IR/RP Airburst Grenade[10]
- 80/81mm IR/RP Smoke Grenade[10]
- RASMO Rapid Smoke Hand Grenade[10]
Gallery
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Splitterhandgranate DM51 -
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References
[edit]- ^ a b Diehl. "Facts and Figures". Retrieved 20 June 2025.
- ^ "Defence business under single roof" (Press release). Diehl Defence. 1 February 2017. Archived from the original on 17 February 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
- ^ Donnelly, Micky (1988). "Tony Bevan, Orchard Gallery Derry 31 March - 26 April 1988". Circa (40): 40. doi:10.2307/25557326. ISSN 0263-9475.
- ^ "Germany tees-off with Iris". Archived from the original on 10 September 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
- ^ "Reliance and Diehl forge ₹10,000 crore defence pact to manufacture Vulcano precision ammunition in India". The Economic Times. 10 June 2025. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
- ^ "Reliance Infra eyeing revenue worth ₹10,000 cr after contract with Germany's Diehl". The Financial Express. 10 June 2025. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
- ^ DM51 entry at WeaponSystems.net Archived 11 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Accessed on 11 October 2014
- ^ a b c d e "Handgranaten, Handgranatenzünder/Hand Grenades, Hand Grenade Fuzes" (PDF). Diehl BGT Defence GmbH & Co. KG. November 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- ^ a b c d e "Handgranaten, Handgranatenzünder/Hand Grenades, Hand Grenade Fuzes" (PDF). Diehl BGT Defence GmbH & Co. KG. February 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 August 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "Smoke Screening Products IR/RP" (PDF). Diehl BGT Defence GmbH & Co. KG. April 2011. Archived from the original on 7 February 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
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